Pat Shortt

Pat Shortt

Pat Shortt (born December 12, 1966 in Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland) is a comedian and entertainer.

Pat Shortt started in comedy when he left Art College. With Jon Kenny he created
D'Unbelievables, Ireland's most popular comedy duo. Together they performed their unique brand of comedy in theatres all over Ireland, Britain and The United States as well as various countries across Europe. They produced four critically acclaimed and sell-out shows as well as writing and producing chart-topping videos.

As a solo artist, Pat’s first show was a sell-out. Called simply “Pat Shortt Live”, it played more than 250 dates around Ireland. It began at the Cats Laughs Festival in Kilkenny, where it sold out before the festival even opened, the first act ever to achieve this landmark. The undoubted hit of the festival, Pat’s work was hailed as “comic genius” by the "Irish Times".

An actor of note, Pat has appeared with Druid Theatre Company in their production of Martin McDonagh’s "The Lonesome West", as well as in many recent movies including "Angela Mooney Dies Again", "This Is My Father" (with Brendan Gleeson, Aidan Quinn, Stephen Rea and James Caan) and "The Closer You Get" (with Ian Hart, Niamh Cusack and Sean McGinley). Pat recently starred in "Man About Dog", written by Belfast-born Pearse Eliot.

An accomplished musician, Pat has recorded with many bands and toured extensively in the U.S. with the brass section of The Saw Doctors, and more recently recorded a track with Headgear.

Television credits include Tom in "Father Ted", and Bobby in "The Fitz". His own show Killinaskully, which is broadcast on RTÉ, was one of the most watched shows since it was first broadcast in 2003, despite much negative critical acclaim.

In 2006, he scored a No.1 hit in Ireland with the song "The Jumbo Breakfast Roll" under the guise of Showband singer Dicksie Walsh.

He also writes a satirical column on local politics in "The Farmers Journal" under the pen-name "Councillor (later Mayor) Maurice Hickey".

In 2007 he starred in the film "Garage" directed by Lenny Abrahamson for which he won Best Actor at the 2008 IFTAs. It won the Prix Art et Essai at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival and the Best Film at the 2008 Irish Film and Television Awards.

In 2008, a stamp was issued featuring Pat Shortt's face.

External links

* [http://www.patshortt.com/ Official Website]

he died his hair blue


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